Currys Ejects Music Cassettes May 8, 2007

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My love/HATE relationship with music cassettes ended a long time ago with the high-speed impact of my old, tape-chewing deck with a wall.

I still have plenty of those old briefcase storage cases around and, until this morning's news that Curry’s is finally pulling the plug on music cassette sales, I hadn’t thought about them for some time. Hell, I thought they were already dead.

I guess it’s hardly surprising in our MP3 age though and according to the Daily Telegraph, Currys is the last big retailer to desert the once, Lord of the Dance. In 1989, over 83 million music cassettes were sold compared to just 100,000 last year. According to Curry's MD, Peter Keenan:

"I remember the tape with some fondness. The hours spent putting together compilation tapes and the all-too-familiar experience of finding that your deck had chewed your tape will resonate with many now in their 30s and 40s. For today's MP3 generation, it's just a few clicks of the mouse to achieve what's arguably a better outcome."

I’m not sure too many people will be heart-broken since the writing has been on the wall for some time. Anyone out there upset?-Martin Lynch

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